RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The sister of a Virginia man who was fatally shot by police after he ran naked onto an interstate highway said Wednesday that the officer’s body-camera video shows her brother was unarmed and “clearly in distress.”

Princess Blanding said the video she watched at Richmond police headquarters shows her brother, Marcus-David Peters, was having some kind of mental health problem when the officer confronted him on May 14.

“Marcus did not deserve to be killed. He needed help,” Blanding said.

Police said Peters struck three vehicles with his car, emerged naked and ran onto Interstate 95 in Richmond during the late afternoon rush hour.

They said he then charged at an officer, who initially used his stun gun to try to subdue him, and then fired his service weapon when the electric shock proved ineffective. Peters died hours later at a hospital.

Chief Alfred Durham invited the family to view the body-cam recording as well as video from surveillance cameras in the area. Durham also has said he plans to publicly release the video, but no date has been set yet.

A police spokesman had no immediate comment on the sister’s remarks.

Blanding said her brother — a 24-year-old high school science teacher — had no known mental health issues. She said his behavior on Interstate 95 and during his encounter with police was completely out of character. He graduated with honors from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016 and became a teacher because of his passion for education.

Blanding, who has questioned whether deadly force was necessary in her brother’s case, said viewing the video didn’t change her opinion. She said police need more training on non-lethal alternatives.

“Our officers have to be trained in different ways,” she said. “The answer can’t always be ‘I have a gun, and I’m going to go for a gun.’ “

The family’s attorney, Jonathan Halperin, said the officer can be heard on the video acknowledging that Peter was having a psychological episode. “He said, ‘we’re dealing with a mental issue’ or something like that,” Halperin said.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The family of a Virginia man who was fatally shot by police after he ran naked onto an interstate highway has viewed body-camera footage of the incident.

The sister of Marcus-David Peters said the video she watched Wednesday shows her brother was clearly in distress and needed help. She said police need additional training to give them alternatives to the use of deadly force.

Police have said Peters struck three vehicles with his car, emerged naked and ran onto Interstate 95 in Richmond during rush hour May 14. They said an officer used his stun gun after Peters charged him, then fired his service weapon at Peters after the stun gun proved ineffective.

Chief Alfred Durham has said he plans to publicly release the video. No date has been set.

A death investigation is underway after a woman was found shot in Richmond’s east end Friday night. Officers responded to the 2500 block of Peter Paul Boulevard just after 10 p.m. for reports of shots fired. Once on scene, officers located an adult female dead from a gunshot wound.. Police have not released any information on a possible motive or suspect. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. Copyright …

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A death investigation is underway after a woman was found shot in Richmond’s east end Friday night. Officers responded to the 2500 block of Peter Paul Boulevard just after 10 p.m. for reports of shots fired. Once on scene, officers located an adult female dead from a gunshot wound.. Police have not released any information on a possible motive or suspect. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. Copyright …

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The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Jones’ license was suspended by Virginia’s Board of Long-Term Care Administrators two weeks ago. The report included accusations that Jones stole from residents’ Social Security accounts to pay for vacations and casino gambling.

After the report was made public, the Social Security Administration also confirmed that it is looking into the matter.

The newspaper says Jones & Jones has received more than 200 violations from the state Department of Social Services in the past five years.

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